It Isn't Only You Poem by Ray Hansell

Life is a struggle
Every single day
It seems new obstacles
Always get in the way

Just when you think
Things are going fine
All of a sudden
Something else is on your mind

If it isn't something personal
Then it has to do with money
Life at times can seem to be
So stressful that it's funny

Just when we think
We've got it made
Then realize something else
Has to be paid

Suddenly an unforeseen bill
Shows up in the mail
When it does, the money is short
It never seems to fail

Or a family member
In a financial jam
Comes to you
Holding out their hand

You feel they think of you
As some kind of bank
But when you helped them in the past
You didn't even get a thanks

Then one day on your way to work
You start to hear a strange noise
The car must go to the shop
You really have no choice

If you put it off much longer
You will pay even more
It's better to get it fixed now
It's nothing to ignore

So you see each new day
Brings another challenge or two
Everyone is tested
It's not only you


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